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Upcoming Events
2009 Annual NADONA conference (AMDA)
July 11-15, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
SUN Mega Networking Event (SUN-B)
July 22, 2009
Carle Place, NY
Love Long and Live Long at Sea Crest
Coney Island, Brooklyn... On June 8, 2009 Delfin Sanchez, a resident at Sea Crest Health Care Center, married Norma Reyes at City Hall. Theirs is a romance that developed at Sea Crest more than three years ago when Norma was a patient for short-term rehabilitation following surgery. As Norma tells the story – it all began when her roommate on the second floor at the time asked Norma to give Delfin a piece of her birthday cake.
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CDC issues infection control, screening guidance for H1N1
Great Response To Free MDS Seminar
Pulmonary Embolism - Killer Clots
Pulmonary Embolisms are the leading cause of preventable hospital deaths in the United States. A pulmonary embolism can occur when a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the leg or pelvis, known as deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), and then breaks free and travels to the lungs, where it blocks a pulmonary artery or one of its branches. Hospitals are improving screening for potential risk factors such as obesity, smoking, and a family history of clotting problems.
| What You Need to Know About Life-threatening Blood Clots |
Life threatening blood clots are a growing problem in hospitals.
- Clots
kill some 200,000
hospital patients
in the U.S.
each year.
- Institutions
are increasingly
screening patients
for risk and
taking measures
to prevent
clots.
- Patients
are being urged
to get up and
start moving
soon after
procedures.
- DVT
followed
by pulmonary
embolism
is fatal
about 30%
of the time.
- Sudden
pain in
the leg
or shortness
of breath
are common
symptoms
of DVT.
- More
than
60%
of patients
who
enter
the
hospital
have
at least
three
risk
factors
for
DVT.
|
| Are
your patients at
risk for DVT? |
Smoking
and obesity increase
risks, but so do
other factors.
- Recent
elective hip
or knee replacement
surgery
- Recent
major surgery
lasting more
than 45 minutes
- Recent
laparoscopic
surgery lasting
more than 45
minutes
- Family
history of
blood clotting
disorders
- Recently
confined to
bed rest for
more than 72
hours
- Use
of birth control
or hormone
replacement
therapy
- Pregnant
or delivered
baby in the
last month
Aged 41-60
years
- Varicose
veins
- Legs
are currently
swollen
Source:
The Coalition
to Prevent DVT
|
Source: The Wall Street
Journal |
Eileen Parenti has joined Specialty RX and is using her years of experience and
expertise in the Long Term Care/Pharma Community to make dramatic moves in the
technological and scientific realm. She is also working with Specialty RX to
roll out a comprehensive calendar of Educational Seminars geared to client Administrators
and Directors of Nursing.
 Bergen Regional Medical Center is Approved by the American Heart Association as a BLS, ACLS and PALS Training Center
Bergen Regional Medical Center has just been approved by the American Heart
Association as a Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training and certification
center. Click
to read full article
Study projects shortage of gastroenterologists
MedPAC discusses payment updates for post-acute care
Economic crisis taking its toll on patients, hospitals
 It's Never the Right Time for Alzheimer's...But it Hurts so Much When It Hits So Young.
So many of us have stared Alzheimer's in the face, shocked at our very core at the relentless ravages of this monstrous disease.
This Article in the Wall St. Journal, and the accompanying audio is a dramatic snapshot of a dynamic, young Wall St. executive and his loving wife staring down a long abyss.
SpecialtyRX hosts hundreds of HCANJ professionals in its fabulously appointed suite at Trump's Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
Hips and Hormones
Over
150 guests gather at
The Regency at Glen Cove
for an afternoon of jazz
entertainment by The Regency’s
own Marty Napoleon
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Management Platform for Long Term Care Providers
Beigel's Bakery Exhibit at the Kosherfest Food Show
Fun
and Function Creates New & Affordable Therapy Toys,
Equipment & Resources for Children |
